Taranna suburb profile
Taranna is a small village on the Tasman Peninsula in southern Tasmania, set along the Arthur Highway. It sits near dense native bush and coastal reserves and is a quiet gateway to the Port Arthur historic site and the dramatic sea cliffs and coastal walking of Tasman National Park.
Housing ranges from modest timber cottages and holiday homes to rural properties, clustered around a compact strip of local services and roadside stops. Outdoor pursuits such as coastal walks, scenic driving and wildlife spotting shape the pace of life, while the Arthur Highway provides the main link through the peninsula.
Taranna property market performance
Taranna recorded one house sale over the last 3 months; there are too few recent sales here for a reliable median house or unit price. The suburb is effectively a house market.
| Houses | Units | |
|---|---|---|
Median price Past 3 months | N/A | N/A |
Change in value Past 12 months | N/A | N/A |
Sold Past 3 months | 1 | N/A |
Median days on market Past 12 months | N/A | N/A |
Average rent Past 12 months | N/A | N/A |
Change in rent Past 12 months | N/A | N/A |
Taranna demographics
Taranna is an older community of couples without children at home and many households owning their homes outright.
Most families are couples without children, at 80.0% of families, and 64.5% of homes are owned outright. At the 2021 Census, 167 people lived in Taranna.
| Suburb | TAS | |
|---|---|---|
Median age years | 59 | 42 |
Median household income weekly | $782 | $1,358 |
Couples with children share of families | 13.3% | 36.8% |
Couples without children share of families | 80.0% | 44.5% |
One-parent families share of families | 6.7% | 17.3% |
Homes owned outright share of homes | 64.5% | 38.4% |
Homes with a mortgage share of homes | 21.1% | 34.2% |
Homes rented share of homes | 14.5% | 27.4% |
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